Location: SCSU Main Campus, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud MN 56301

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Unlimited

Job Description:

• Manage initiatives, visits, and other activities leading to charitable contributions and work collaboratively with the appropriate personnel in the colleges, schools and departments to carry out these activities.
• Recruit, enlist, supervise, and direct the work of volunteers for cultivation and solicitation of major gifts.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward major gifts ($25,000 +) for established University priorities.
• Provide recognition and stewardship reports to major donors.
• Participate as a member of the University-wide leadership team for prospect coordination.
• Identify priorities for fundraising and develop supporting materials in collaboration with the Deans and Department Directors.
• Create assessments for area on impact, and around retention of donors.
• Participate in special events to cultivate alumni, supporters, and friends of the University.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree plus three years of professional experience or Bachelor's degree plus four years of professional experience.
• Five years of relevant experience in fundraising.
• Ability to speak and write in a persuasive manner. An understanding of human motivation and principles affecting fundraising.
• Demonstrated ability to ask for philanthropic contributions.
• A high degree of creativity, innovation, and self-motivation and the ability to work in a complex organization with a high degree of latitude in problem solving.
• Ability to interact with the community of St. Cloud State University as an integral part of its external relations efforts.
• Ability to project a positive image of service that presents the University positively.
• Ability to understand and articulate the character and mission of St. Cloud State University and the Foundation.
• Need to maintain a high level of confidentiality. Good judgment, discretion and confidentiality are required in this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Seven years preferred experience in fundraising and higher education

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About St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State prepares students for life, work and citizenship in the 21st century. In our rigorous academic programs, students apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Our 200 academic programs, 60 graduate degrees and education abroad choices on six continents emphasize hands-on learning through community engagement and close interaction with professors. Couple that with support from the Career Services Center and you have a clear path to a career. Our 100-acre campus is between downtown St. Cloud and the Beaver Islands, a group of more than 30 islands that form a natural maze for a two-mile stretch of the Mississippi River.

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